 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 794 pages
...werk ; He was alfo a lerned man, a Clerk, 1 That Criftes gofpel trewely wolde prechc ; ' His parifhcns devoutly wolde he teche ; Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adverfite ful patient, And fwiche he was yprercd often fithcs; j Fill loth were him to curfen for his... | |
 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...olde dance. THE PERSONE. A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure PERSONE of a toun : 480 But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 766 pages
...she coude the oldc dance. A good man tber was of religioun, That was a poure PEBSONE of a toun : Bat riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Criates gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 432 pages
...of that arte she coude the olrlc dance. A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure Persone 6 of a toun : But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely woldd preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. •Tied. "Now; adv.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 468 pages
...For of that arte she coude the olde dance. A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure PEHSONE of a toun : But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 400 pages
...For of that arte she coude the olde dance. A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure PERSONE of a toun: But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...ofthat arte, she coude the olde dance. A good man t her was of religioun, That was a poure Persone h all with h / That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parishens devoutly would he teche. Benigne he was, and... | |
 | 918 pages
...admit, make Chaucer's parish priest your model, probablv a sketch of the immortal Wickliffe. " Butriche he was of holy thought and werk, .• He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Criste's gospel trewely wolde preche; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was and... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1827 - 330 pages
...elaborate and ornamented version of Dryden: " A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure parsone of a toun ; But riche he was of holy thought, and werk; He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche; Benigne he was and... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Country life - 1827 - 322 pages
...ornamented version of Dryden : " A good nftn ther was of religioun, That was a poure parsone of a toun j But riche he was Of holy thought, and werk; He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche ; Benigne he was and... | |
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PERSOUN of a toun; But riche he was of holy thoght and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, 480 That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche. 
